Faustina the Younger

Faustina the Younger (21 September 130-175) was Empress consort of the Roman Empire from 7 March 161 to 175, the wife of Marcus Aurelius.

Biography
Annia Galeria Faustina the Younger was the daughter of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius and Faustina the Elder, the only one of their children to survive into adulthood. Her great-uncle Hadrian arranged for her to marry Lucius Verus, the son of Hadrian's adopted heir Lucius Aelius, but, after Lucius Verus' father died, Antoninus Pius became Hadrian's adopted heir. Antoninus Pius decided to instead have her betrothed to her maternal cousin Marcus Aurelius. She was accused by historians of ordering deaths by poison and execution, instigating Avidius Cassius' revolt against her husband, and adultery with sailors, gladiators, and men of rank. She enjoyed the love and reverence of Roman Army soldiers, accompanying her husband on his campaigns. She died after an accident at a Roman military camp in Halala (Cappadocia) in 175 at the age of 45.